| The total investment of King of Kings is 500 million South Korean Won, it is one of the biggest Go tournaments in Korea. In this tournament, players are divided into three groups based on their age, young group (below 25 years old), middle-age group (26-50) and elder group (above 51 years old). After the preliminary tournament held inside each group, a total of 24 players, the top eight from each group, will enter into elimination format to decide the champion.
This event is organized by Korean Economy News office, Baduk TV and World Network Baduk Association. The time limit is 10 minutes regular time for each player and 3 times 40 seconds in byo-yomi, the champion prize and the second-place prize for each group is 7 million Won and 3 million Won respectively, and the overall champion prize is 40 million Won and second-place prize is 15 million Won. |
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